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Songs
WE SING
(2022-2023)
Song Lists by Month
September
September 2022
Song | Composer(s) | Teaching Notes |
|---|---|---|
Be Open | Debbi-Nargi Brown | |
Earth, You Hold Us | Lyndsey Scott | We learned the three-part "oohs" and the main "Earth You Hold Us" line this month! |
I, Too, Deserve Belonging | Ahlay Blakely | |
I Am Enough | Juliana Murphy | |
The Way Knows | Lyndsey Scott |
October 2022
November 2022
Song Title | Composer | Teaching Notes |
|---|---|---|
Everybody Here's Got a Place at the Table | Melanie DeMore | |
I Believe I Belong | Mo Washburn | |
Thank You Land | Valerie Osborne | |
Endless Boundless Gratitude | Samara Jade | |
This is the Moment / Es el momento | The Peace Poets | |
Loosen, Loosen | Aly Halpert |
December 2022
Song Title | Composer | About |
|---|---|---|
I Am Enough | Juliana Murphy | This song came through while Juliana was singing another beautiful song of self-compassion: Messy Human by Steph Drouin. It came through as the other side of the paradox: we are here as humans to stretch and grow and learn, and we are enough exactly as we are - both are fully true. |
Deep in the Dark - A Song for Winter Solstice | Juliana Murphy | Deep in the Dark is a song for honoring the winter solstice that Juliana composed as a chant for Winter Solstice 2019. The second part arrived in 2020 as an offering for deepening. |
Go Down Deep | Laurence Cole | A wonderfully healing layer song by Laurence Cole. Appropriate in any time, but feels especially relevant now. |
Please Prepare Me | Randy Scruggs | This beautiful song was written by Randy Scruggs and John Thompson, and recently popularized by Beautiful Chorus. |
I Don't Feel in No Ways Tired | Curtis Burrell | This song is by Curtis Burrell, arrangement inspired by Reverend James Cleveland, a.k.a. The King of Gospel. |
Joyfully Surrender | Samara Jade | This song was written by Samara Jade as a part of a new moon writing practice at the beginning of the 2022 Sagittarius new moon cycle. She has shared that it has become a support during some recent health challenges that have been affecting her ability to perform music. She wrote, "I hope you find medicine in it too. We are all, truly, always surrendering to the unknown. That's just part of being human!" |
Be Open | Debbi-Nargi Brown | One of the greatest hits of community singing! Great fun to sing and reset our minds to be open and optimistic. |
January 2023
February 2023
March 2023
Song Title | Composer Name | About |
|---|---|---|
The Neuroplasticity Song | Ahlay Blakely | |
I Love the Mountains (Tucson Edition) | Juliana Murphy | This fun and educational round is based on the Girl Scout/Girl Guides classic, "I Love the Flowers." This version pays tribute to the mountain and plant guardians of Tucson, AZ & the Sonoran Desert. |
Something Deep Within You | Sarah MacEwan | This resonant song is a wonderful tool for self-compassion, self-awareness, and awakening. It is just as beautiful as a pocket song for self-care as it is when sung in community. |
Breathe Softly | Penny Stone | Breathe Softly is described by composer Penny Stone as, "just a little round." It is ever so gentle and soothing. As Penny points out, even saying the word soft can feel soft and she hopes this song will help you feel a little bit softer, a little bit slower, and a little bit more spacious in your breathing. This song can bring a great sense of connection and peace both inside and out. |
Net of Remembrance | Ahlay Blakely | This deeply resonant song is a wonderful reminder that we are not in this alone. |
I Wake to the Light | Dodie Whitaker |
April 2023
Song Title | Composer Name | About |
|---|---|---|
Now That I Know | Ahlay Blakely | |
My Little Light | Beautiful Chorus | This uplifting twist by Alexandra Sarton and Veronica Santiago of Beautiful Chorus honors the patience, vulnerability, and courage needed to bring our true selves to light. |
These Hands, This Heart | Heather Pierson | These Hands, This Heart is an empowering song from the amazing Heather Pierson. Juliana learned the song directly from her, and Heather's highest hope for the song is that people will sing it while marching for something dear to their hearts. |
We Are Woven | Meg Yates | |
Song for the Spring Equinox | Juliana Murphy | This song celebrates the paradoxes present at the Spring Equinox in the Sonoran Desert. |
May 2023
Song Title | Composer Name | About |
|---|---|---|
Thank You, Life | Juliana Murphy | A sweet song to call in and give gratitude to the many sources of seen and unseen support. |
I Am Alive | Juliana Murphy | This song is a fun reminder to take the time to celebrate our aliveness and anything else that feels precious. You are invited to zip in any words that you may need to hear in this moment. |
We Are the Way | Christine Kick | This lovely song by Christine Kick is by far our best song circle DANCE hit! Its three layer parts interlock with joy and celebration. Written by Christine Kick during the middle of a big home remodel, this song came as a reminder to her to celebrate the distance and difference she had covered in her project, despite it not being complete. This song give us an excuse to celebrate in all the best ways! |
May I Be Empty | Batya Levine | Somewhere in the heart of this song, joy is born. It is a joy that comes from allowing openness to receive both in our fullness and our emptiness. It is quiet and gentle, yet upbeat with a feeling of upliftment that will leave you with a nice long slow burn of wellbeing. Enjoy! |
September
October
November
Song Title | Composer | About |
|---|---|---|
May I Be Empty | Batya Levine | Somewhere in the heart of this song, joy is born. It is a joy that comes from allowing openness to receive both in our fullness and our emptiness. It is quiet and gentle, yet upbeat with a feeling of upliftment that will leave you with a nice long slow burn of wellbeing. Enjoy! |
Ilu Finu | Rabbi Miriam Margles | Ilu Finu is a beautiful contemporary Hebrew song in 3 parts with music by Rabbi Miriam Margles. The words are a traditional Hebrew poem that translates to “Let us have songs to fill our mouths as full as the sea.” The arrangement we sing was taught to us by Lisa Littlebird. |
Lift You Up | Melanie DeMore | This song came to us via the beautiful Reach for Life: Songs for Holistically Resisting community playlist compiled by Lisa Littlebird that came out in February 2022.
It never ceases to lift us up. |
This Pretty Planet | Tom Chapin | This song was written by John Forster and Tom Chapin. The version we learned in circle was taught to Valerie atop a majestic Douglas Fir outside of Eugene, OR. |
Created By Sound | Alexa Sunshine Rose | This beautiful song has become a circle favorite, frequently referred to as the Whale or Honeybee song! |
The Power is Here Now | Alexia Chellun | The Power Is Here Now is a beautiful meditation on this moment and the magic and power that lies within. |
We Are the Way | Christine Kick | This lovely song by Christine Kick is by far our best song circle DANCE hit! Its three layer parts interlock with joy and celebration. Written by Christine Kick during the middle of a big home remodel, this song came as a reminder to her to celebrate the distance and difference she had covered in her project, despite it not being complete. This song give us an excuse to celebrate in all the best ways! |
Breathe Softly | Penny Stone | Breathe Softly is described by composer Penny Stone as, "just a little round." It is ever so gentle and soothing. As Penny points out, even saying the word soft can feel soft and she hopes this song will help you feel a little bit softer, a little bit slower, and a little bit more spacious in your breathing. This song can bring a great sense of connection and peace both inside and out. |
December
January
February
Song Title | Composer Name | About |
|---|---|---|
I Am Enough | Juliana Murphy | This song came through while Juliana was singing another beautiful song of self-compassion: Messy Human by Steph Drouin. It came through as the other side of the paradox: we are here as humans to stretch and grow and learn, and we are enough exactly as we are - both are fully true. |
This is the Moment / Es el momento | The Peace Poets | This is such a beautiful song for this moment. It was translated into Spanish by Leticia Nieto, in collaboration with Shireen Amini. |
Forget Your Perfect Offering | Leonard Cohen | The lyrics to this empowering pocket song come from the Leonard Cohen song, "Anthem." The origin of the melody and arrangement of this adaption is unknown. |
I Don't Feel in No Ways Tired | Curtis Burrell | This song is by Curtis Burrell, arrangement inspired by Reverend James Cleveland, a.k.a. The King of Gospel. |
Neesa Neesa | Traditional Seneca | From the Libana website: Native American. Contemporary gift from the Seneca language. Neesa translates to "the winter moon in January" and Gaiweo means, "honoring the creator who is the creation" or "the good word." |
How Can I | Batya Levine | This beautiful song is wonderful for inviting more softness and for creating collective effervescence. |
Loosen, Loosen | Aly Halpert | From Aly Halpert: "Song/prayer/meditation to heal personal and societal grief. For ordinary grief, extraordinary grief, the unbearable kind and the unseen kind and the enduring kind, in service of exhales and letting go of what is ours and not ours, of compassion, lightness, & becoming who we are after and through it all." |
One By One | Michael Stillwater | One by One is a beautiful, uplifting round that came to us via songleader Aimee Ringle. |
March
April
May
Recordings
Be Open is a gem of a song by Debbie Nargi-Brown. This song reminds us to "be open for something wonderful to happen," to "be open to the possibilities." If you are ever feeling doubtful or down, this song will remind you of all the wonderful experiences waiting just around the bend.
This song (also known as the "Shame Song") first blew Juliana's mind at Song Village 2022, where she learned it from the luminous being who caught it, Ahlay Blakely. It is a powerful tool for self-acceptance, reframing mistakes, and claiming our intrinsic value.
This magical song by Lyndsey Scott first came to us as a part of the Reach for Life playlist supporting Holistic Resistance and is such a powerful song for both gathering together and for bringing oneself powerfully into the present moment. This recording can also be found on Lyndsey's new album, Well Held.
I Am Enough is a fun song with a heavy root. For more information about how the song arrived, as well as more about its lineage, read the description on its youtube page. Music and Lyrics by Juliana Murphy.
The Way Knows (the Way) was "caught" and brought to us on this earthly realm by Lyndsey Scott (@lila.gaia) on the first day of an epic bike soul journey. What a gift! This recording can be found on her new album, Well Held.
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